Summary: On The Gist, it seems that congressional investigators have nabbed a big fish: Jill Stein.<br>Plus, <em>New York Times</em> columnist <a href="https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt">David Leonhardt</a> explains why the Republicans absolutely had to pass the tax bill, even if polls suggest it could be an albatross around their necks during the midterms. Leonhardt authors the <em>Times</em>’ absolutely essential <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/opiniontoday?emc=edit_ty_20171219&nl=opinion-today&nlid=66656684&te=1">Opinion Today newsletter</a>.<br>In the Spiel: Income inequality may not be the perfect descriptor for what ails us, but it’s the best term we’ve got. And the Republican tax bill makes our inequality problem worse.
